Chapter XXX of Cease Firing, “Thunder Run,” is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXX
Chapter XXX of Cease Firing, “Thunder Run,” is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say. Life’s dead.” Sairy, sitting in the toll-house door, threaded her needle. “You an’ Tom, Christianna, air awful young yet! Life ain’t dead.
Chapter XXX of Cease Firing, “Thunder Run,” is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading ““You an’ Tom, Christianna, air awful young yet!”
a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
From this reading ““Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say.”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading “Sairy, sitting in the toll-house door, threaded her needle.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Sairy, sitting in the toll-house door, threaded her needle.”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading ““Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say.”
(of bolts or screws) having screw threads
From this reading “Sairy, sitting in the toll-house door, threaded her needle.”
male cat
From this reading ““You an’ Tom, Christianna, air awful young yet!”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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From this reading Life ain’t dead.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “You an’ Tom, Christianna, air awful young yet!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “You an’ Tom, Christianna, air awful young yet!
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “You an’ Tom, Christianna, air awful young yet!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say.
a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Life’s dead.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Sairy, sitting in the toll-house door, threaded her needle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say.
and nothing more
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life ain’t dead.
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life’s dead.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say.
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading Sairy, sitting in the toll-house door, threaded her needle.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sairy, sitting in the toll-house door, threaded her needle.
express in words
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Sairy, sitting in the toll-house door, threaded her needle.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sairy, sitting in the toll-house door, threaded her needle.
(of bolts or screws) having screw threads
From this reading Sairy, sitting in the toll-house door, threaded her needle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sairy, sitting in the toll-house door, threaded her needle.
male cat
From this reading “You an’ Tom, Christianna, air awful young yet!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say.
but in spite of that
From this reading “You an’ Tom, Christianna, air awful young yet!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Cole,” said Christianna, in her soft, drawling voice; “it’s just like you say.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “You an’ Tom, Christianna, air awful young yet!
Chapter 30 of Cease Firing by Mary Johnston holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 30 holds 191 sentences of Cease Firing, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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